100-year-old at Limerick Christmas lights switch-on says key to looking young is 'soap and water'

Great great grandmother has lived in Limerick all her life and says there's 'longevity' on the female side of the family

Great great grandmother Elizabeth Lyons, 100, from Limerick, at St Mary’s Church, Athlunkard, where she was guest of honour at the switching-on of Christmas lights. Picture: David Raleigh

Elizabeth Lyons was baptised in St Mary’s Church in Limerick City as the country entered a bloody civil war in 1922.

Now, 100 years on, the great great grandmother switched on the fairy lights on a giant Christmas tree at her local church to show “peace and love” for all.